Mustang Kali

endsjustifymeans · Post by **endsjustifymeans** » Tue Jul 28, 2009 1:20 am

landon wrote:wow i really like the pickguard material
where did you get it?

I made it. It's a printed out picture of Kali glued and cut to the original pickguard then clearcoated over. took alot of layers and sanding to get it to look right.

landon · Post by **landon** » Tue Jul 28, 2009 1:45 am

landon wrote:wow i really like the pickguard material
where did you get it?

can you explain how you got the pic on there ?
what kind of clear coat?

Ty · Post by Ty » Tue Jul 28, 2009 2:17 am

So, I'm going with this.
1. He found the picture on the internet.
2. He printed it on some kind of paper or photo paper.
3. Glued the picture on top of the pick guard.
4. Cut the pic to closely match the pick guard shape.
5. Sanded down the edges to match.
6. And then sprayed a laquer of some kind over the top of it and let it dry.

Just a guess.

endsjustifymeans · Post by **endsjustifymeans** » Tue Jul 28, 2009 2:26 am

landon wrote:
landon wrote:wow i really like the pickguard material
where did you get it?
can you explain how you got the pic on there ?
what kind of clear coat?

Sure thing. I used standard automotive glossy clear coat. you can buy it at any autoparts store.

1. Find a picture you want to use.
2. Cut it into s circle a bit bigger than your pickguard alla round. Get an idea of how you want orient it now.
3. Sand the top of your pickguard just a bit to give it some grip, maybe with 2000 grit.
4. Spray a light coat of clearcoat on the top of the pickguard.
5. Spray a VERY light mist of clear coat onto the back of the print out.
6. Place the print out ontop of the pickguard, you only have a few minutes to place it so try and get it right the first time.
7. Very carefully try and smooth out any air bubbles, don't be too picky because once the clear coat start satruarting through the ink on teh paper will run if you mess with it.
8. Spray a good coat of clearcoat over top of the print out now mounted on the pickguard. Let dry a few hours. lightly sand (2000 grit when dry)
9. Spray a light coat of clear coat over the reverse of the print out and pickguard after dry. Let this dry for a few hours. (This will stiffen the paper a bit and make it easier to cut the overage of the pickguard.)
10. Once all dry use an exacto knife to trim the overage off the print out. Do this from the reverse so you can cut exactly along the edge of where the paper serpates from the pickguard.
11. Spray another solid coat of clear coat ontop of the now trimmed printout mounted to pickguard. Let dry a few hours. lightly sand (2000 grit) when dry.
12. Once dry carefully sand the edges of the pickguard, try and blend the edge of the paper to the edge of the pickguard. Go lightly or you'll undo all of your clear coating. You want to make sure there is no where that the paper is seperated from the plastic from the plastic or it'll eventually fray and pull the paper up.
13. Layer coats of clear coat untill you get to your desired thickness, lightly sand between coats. It only too me two before I was happy with it, but your milaeage may vary.

Thats all she wrote. Easy as pie. I did the headstock the exact same way.

endsjustifymeans · Post by **endsjustifymeans** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 4:01 am

repaint complete. A few imperfections here and there but at this point I'm willing to call them "relic'd".

Tomorrow I will very carefully clear coat the bastard and then start working on the electronics. I got ballsy and added slide markers on the side as there were none, and I must say they came out better than I had hoped.

Used a small hand drill to drill in just slightly. Dropped a glob of acrylic copper paint in. Wiped off excess and walla... perfect dot.

endsjustifymeans · Post by **endsjustifymeans** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 3:56 am

I'm calling the "finish" done for now. The neck came out super sweet and the body came out utter trash. There was a rain storm earlier today and I as it got cooler all the moisture in the air fucked up the clear coat as it was drying on the body. It got all weird and textury in some places and is in general not very shiny, and I accidentally puta thumb print in the front cause I'm a doofus. but I sanded it so it looks decent enough. It's got clear coat so it's protected and teh important part, the neck, is perfect. I'll probably go over it at some point in the future with a little sanding and clearcoat respray but it's good enough to play and not look like total trash so play it I will.

I start the electronics tomorrow, but here is the "finished" body.

I'm just ready for this to be over with and the touching up it needs can easily be done frther down the road if it ever NEEDS too look really good outside of internet pictures.

laterallateral · Post by **laterallateral** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 4:11 am

That looks positively awesome!
I would play that thing in a heartbeat. Well done, sir.

endsjustifymeans · Post by **endsjustifymeans** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 4:21 am

laterallateral wrote:That looks positively awesome!
I would play that thing in a heartbeat. Well done, sir.

I thank you for your compliment, the body finish really is bawz, but for a punk rock guitar... she'll do.

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 4:45 am

fucking sweet. new chuners! RAWWWWWK

you did her right man. sorry she's such a bitch. srsly, i'm glad i left it on the wall/in the case!

punk = shit clear coat

fuck yes!

endsjustifymeans · Post by **endsjustifymeans** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 4:52 am

hotrodperlmutter wrote:fucking sweet. new chuners! RAWWWWWK

you did her right man. sorry she's such a bitch. srsly, i'm glad i left it on the wall/in the case!

punk = shit clear coat

fuck yes!

she's still getting a new bridge when it comes in, probably another week or so. And I will give her a nicer clear coat job when I can be assed to do it... but right now I just wanna see how she plays and hear what she sounds like.

She made me work for it dude, all the worth while ones do.

Ninja Mike 808 · Post by **Ninja Mike 808** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 8:13 am

Yea, looks pretty doope.

Gavin · Post by **Gavin** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 8:23 am

I'm not really feelin' that shade of blue, but it looks pretty cool apart from that.

dub · Post by **dub** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 8:30 am

I think it turned out ok. The burst would have been pretty mindblowing though!

What's the pedal on top of the amp? a devi ever?

endsjustifymeans · Post by **endsjustifymeans** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 11:54 am

dub wrote:I think it turned out ok. The burst would have been pretty mindblowing though!

What's the pedal on top of the amp? a devi ever?

devi ever rocket

DanHeron · Post by **DanHeron** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 12:41 pm

Looks awesome. Personally I would've gone for a lighter blue, daphne blue maybe. But it does look good, the pickguard and headstock are amazing.

JamesSmann · Post by **JamesSmann** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 4:20 pm

very nicely done dude! i had similar issues with the Cindisquire as well...decided that maybe refinishing guitars is not my forte.

but i love the pickguard and headstock! great idea!

endsjustifymeans · Post by **endsjustifymeans** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 4:22 pm

St. Jimmy wrote:very nicely done dude! i had similar issues with the Cindisquire as well...decided that maybe refinishing guitars is not my forte. but i love the pickguard and headstock! great idea!

yeah... apparently I'm good with necks but shit with bodies.

JamesSmann · Post by **JamesSmann** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 4:25 pm

endsjustifymeans wrote:
St. Jimmy wrote:very nicely done dude! i had similar issues with the Cindisquire as well...decided that maybe refinishing guitars is not my forte. but i love the pickguard and headstock! great idea!
yeah... apparently I'm good with necks but shit with bodies.

honestly that's a better skill to have in my estimation...a shitty neck on a great body is not a guitar, know what i mean?

Noirie. · Post by **Noirie.** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 4:26 pm

endsjustifymeans wrote:

Money shot! Looks ace dude, i wish my mate would sell me his junky 70s MIJ thing

Ninja Mike 808 · Post by **Ninja Mike 808** » Fri Jul 31, 2009 8:15 am

St. Jimmy wrote:honestly that's a better skill to have in my estimation...a shitty neck on a great body is not a guitar, know what i mean?

Very, very true.